Faculty Profile

• LL.M., Harvard University, 2010
• LL.B. (First Class Honours), National University of Singapore, 2007

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

• Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2018-Present
• Associate Dean (Student and Alumni Affairs), Jul 2022-Present
• Director, Moots, Sep 2020-Present
• Chairperson, SMU Faculty Mooting Committee

Previous Appointment:

• Assistant Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2010-Jun 2018
• Lecturer of Law, Singapore Management University, 2009-Jun 2010
• Adjunct Faculty, Singapore Management University, 2008-2009
• Adjunct Faculty, National University of Singapore, 2008-2009

Other Positions

• Justices' Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Singapore, 2007-2009
• Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court of Singapore, 2008-2009
• Member, Singapore Academy of Law, 2007-Present
• Pupil, Drew & Napier LLC, 2007

Honours & Awards

• Student Life Award, SMU, 2018
• Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, SMU, 2015
• Faculty Development Scheme, SMU, 2009-2010
• International Clerkship, Gray's Inn, South Square (London, UK), 2007
• International Clerkship, Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer (London, UK), 2007
• Alona E. Evans Award, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Championships (Washington DC, USA), 2007  
• Semi-finalist, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Championships (Washington DC, USA), 2007
• Montrose Prize (Jurisprudence), National University of Singapore, 2007
• Overall Dean's List, National University of Singapore, 2007
• Dean's List, NUS, 2004-2007
• Allen & Overy-Shook Lin & Bok Scholarship, NUS, 2005
• Kwa Geok Choo Scholarship, NUS, 2004

Courses Taught in SMU

• Evidence & Civil Procedure
• International Moots I
• International Moots II

Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation

• Appellate Advocacy Skills (Moot Court)
• Family Law
• Criminal Law
• Evidence Law
• Civil Procedure

Selected Publications

• The Law of Evidence in Singapore (Sweet & Maxwell: 2025), 1100 pp
• Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore: Civil Procedure (LexisNexis: 2024), 437 pp
• Annotated Statutes of Singapore: Evidence Act (LexisNexis: 2023), 366 pp
• "Singapore’s Rules of Court 2021: Pushing the Boundaries of Case Management and Judicial Discretion?" (2024) 43 Civil Justice Quarterly 322–345
• "Regulating Online Hate Speech: The Singapore Experiment", (2024) 38(2) International Review of Law, Computers, and Technology, 119–139
• "An Updated Account on the Similar Fact Rule" (2024) Singapore Law Journal 171–193
• "The Impact of the Rules of Court 2021 on the Law of Evidence" (2022) 34 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 328–352
• "Re-Aligning Legal Professional Privilege in Indian Evidence Act Jurisdictions with Modern Practice" (2022) 41 Civil Justice Quarterly 297–316
• "The Standard of Proof in Indian Evidence Act Jurisdictions" (2022) 3 Singapore Law Journal 42–65
• "Disclosure in Criminal Proceedings" (2022) 34 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 51–74
• "Tiered Standards of Proof before the International Court of Justice" (2022) 34 National Law School of India Review 103–125
• "Improperly Obtained Evidence in Criminal Proceedings" (2022) SAL Practitioner (Crime), 12 pp
• "Student Disciplinary Proceedings in Universities" (2020–2022) 8 City University of Hong Kong Law Review 1–14
• "Attribution of Civil Liability for Accidents Involving Automated Cars" (2020) Singapore Academy of Law Law Reform Committee Report
• "Shifting to a “Judge-Led” System for Family Law Proceedings" (2018) 37 Civil Justice Quarterly 257–275
• "The Regulatory Framework for Aerial Imaging by Recreational Users of “Drones” in Singapore" (2017) 29 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 126–162
• "The Discretionary Death Penalty for Drug Couriers in Singapore" (2016) 20 International Journal of Evidence & Proof 49–71
• "Re-Assessing the Evidentiary Regime of the International Court of Justice" (2016) 13 International Commentary on Evidence 1–40
• "The Judicial Discretion to Exclude Relevant Evidence: Perspectives from an Indian Evidence Act Jurisdiction" (2012) 16(4) International Journal of Evidence and Proof, 398–424
• "The Relationship between International Law and Domestic Law" (2011) 23(1) Singapore Academy of Law Journal, 350–366